Chugach National Forest

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations

between 3 and 7 inches for Whittier, Eastern Turnagain Arm,

Girdwood, and from Moose Pass to north of Seward. Total snow

accumulations between 5 and 10 inches of snow from Turnagain Pass

to Tern Lake, including the Hope Cutoff. Ice accumulations around a

light glaze possible from Turnagain Pass to Tern Lake and up to one

tenth of an inch from the Hope Cutoff to Hope. Easterly winds 55 to

70 mph possible for Eastern Turnagain Arm Tuesday morning.

* WHERE...East Turnagain Arm, and Western Prince William Sound.

* WHEN...From Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Visibility could be

significantly reduced within heavy snow.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong and complex weather system is

expected to move over the Kenai Peninsula beginning Monday morning.

Light snow to become steady by late Monday afternoon with snow,

heavy at times, Monday night through early Tuesday morning. East

winds from Prince William Sound will move through Whittier and

across Eastern Turnagain Arm Monday morning quickly changing the

snow at lower elevations to rain. At higher elevations, the snow

What to do: Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.